  Armenia PM’s wife ready to volunteer to help coronavirus efforts March 18, 2020 - 11:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Prime Minister’s wife, Anna Hakobyan, is ready to volunteer and help in efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, her spokeswoman Hasmik Harutyunyan said on Facebook. Harutyunyan said Hakobyan tested negative for the virus on March 15 when it was revealed that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had been exposed to a person carrying the disease. According to the spokeswoman, Hakobyan has cancelled all her meetings, given the spreading coronavirus. Armenia raised the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 78 on Tuesday, March 17 evening. According to Health Minister Arsen Torosyan, at least 95% of the confirmed cases have no symptoms. Around 450 people who have been exposed to persons carrying the virus are quarantined. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on Monday, and banned citizens of 16 nations from entering the country. So far, one person has recovered from the coronavirus in the country.   Top stories The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Armenia has registered Covid-19-related deaths in 23 vaccinated individuals so far, according to Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan. Poland has donated 201,640 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Armenia's Health Ministry, the Polish Embassy in Yerevan reveals.   Partner news |  Latest news EU, U.S., Sweden announce humanitarian funding for Karabakh  The EU is boosting its humanitarian funding with €5 million in response to the increasing needs of the forcibly displaced.Moscow expects U.S. to refrain from “increasing anti-Russian sentiment in Armenia” Moscow expects Washington to refrain from dangerous words that “lead to increased anti-Russian sentiment in Armenia.”UN ready to help Karabakh people “if given access” Dujarric told reporters that the World Organization is concerned about the influx of people into Armenia.Azerbaijan “working” to open alternative road for ICRC evacuations Azerbaijan is working to provide the International Committee of the Red Cross with access to an alternative road. |
